Politics
Health officials confirm first U.S. case of monkeypox virus this year in Massachusetts
Health officer uses a thermal head to detect a monkeypox virus on arriving passengers at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang near Jakarta, Indonesia on May 15, 2019. Jepayona Delita | Future Publishing | Getty Images U.S. health officials late Wednesday confirmed a case of the monkeypox virus in Massachusetts, the first to be reported across […]
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Jan. 6 panel seeks information from GOP Rep. Loudermilk about Capitol tour he led day before Trump riot
Rep. Barry Loudermilk, R-Ga., attends a House Financial Services Committee hearing in Rayburn Building titled “Financial Industry Regulation: the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency,” on June 13, 2018. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot is asking GOP Rep. Barry […]
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Fetterman raises $1.6 million in one day after winning Pennsylvania Democratic Senate primary, campaign says
John Fetterman, lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania and Democratic senate candidate, speaks in a recorded message during a primary election night event in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US, on Tuesday, May 17, 2022. Justin Merriman | Bloomberg | Getty Images Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman raised $1.6 million in just 24 hours after winning the Democratic primary to compete […]
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CDC panel recommends Pfizer booster shot for kids ages 5 to 11 as Covid cases rise across the U.S.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s independent vaccine experts recommended a Pfizer Covid booster shot for children ages 5 to 11 on Thursday, as infections rise across the country and immunity from the first two doses wanes off. The committee voted 11-1 in favor of a booster for the age group. CDC Director Rochelle […]
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Earth’s oceans have reached the hottest and most acidic levels on record, UN says
A diver inspects transplanted coral near Dibba Port in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, June 15, 2020. Christopher Pike | Reuters Oceans reached their hottest and most acidic levels on record last year, the World Meteorological Organization said Wednesday, marking a major consequence of climate change from human-induced greenhouse gas emissions. The findings were part of […]
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‘A dereliction of duty:’ U.S. lawmakers grill FDA commissioner over baby formula shortage
Robert Califf testifies during the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on the nomination to be commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021. Bill Clark | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images U.S. lawmakers on Thursday grilled Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf about a nationwide […]
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Elon Musk says he doesn’t plan to donate to GOP super PACs in upcoming elections — despite feud with Biden
Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk says he has no current plans to fund a Republican super PAC in the upcoming U.S. elections, including any that oppose President Joe Biden in the 2024 presidential race. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO, who is listed by Forbes as the wealthiest person in the world, told CNBC in an email […]
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House Democrats push for state and local taxes relief in appropriations bill
Rep. Tom Suozzi, D-N.Y., speaks during a news conference announcing the State and Local Taxes (SALT) Caucus outside the U.S. Capitol on April 15, 2021. Sarah Silbiger | Bloomberg | Getty Images Despite roadblocks, five House Democrats are still fighting for relief on the $10,000 limit on the federal deduction for state and local taxes, […]
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New bipartisan bill would force Google to break up its ad business
CEO of Alphabet and Google Sundar Pichai Mateusz Wlodarczyk | Nurphoto | Getty Images A new bipartisan proposal takes aim at Google and would force it to break up its digital advertising business if passed. The Competition and Transparency in Digital Advertising Act was introduced Thursday by a group of key Senators on the Judiciary […]
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Biden says Sweden and Finland have the ‘full backing’ of the United States to join NATO
US President Joe Biden, Swedens Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson and Finlands President Sauli Niinistö arrive to speak in the Rose Garden following a meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, on May 19, 2022. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said Thursday that the United States fully supports Sweden and […]
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